Poultry-brooder.



NQ. 730,296. MTENTED JUNE 9, 196s.

J. B. RANNBY.

POULTRY BROODBR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1901.

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Be it known that l, JOSEPH B. RANNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellefontaine, in the county of Logan and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Poultry-Broeder, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention is an improved construction of broeder for poultry.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which shall be exceedingly strong and durable in construction and one which can be quickly and easily transported from place to place when desired.

Another obj ectis to provide abrooder which shall be supported a suitable distance above the ground and one in which fresh warm air can be let into the hover-chamber and the foul air simultaneously carried therefrom.

With these objects in view the invention consists in Vthe peculiar construction of the device, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed ont in the claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure lis a perspective View of the brooder closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewV of the broeder open. Fig.'3 is a longitudinal sectional View, the parts being in their closed positions; and Fig. et is a section on the line et et of Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention I employ a' case A, which is supported at its forward end upon caster-wheels B and at its rear end upon legs C,the upper ends of said legs being'curved outwardly and formed into handles C', by means of which the device can be easily rolled from place to place as desired. rlhe legs are preferably formed from strips of metal, which are bent or doubled upwardly at the lower end, so as to form a good support for the brooder, and by making the legs of metal and supporting the front end upon casters the use of wood for the su pport of the broeder is avoided, and thus a longer life is secured for the construction. The case A has glass panels A' at suitable pointsfor the purpose of admitting light.

An upwardly-swinging hinged door D is arranged at the forward end of the case to per mit the chickens to pass from the brooder,. and a runway E is also hinged to the front end of the case at the lower edge of the door Serial No. 63,763. (No model.)

to permit the chickens to pass from the case to the ground. The case has a hinged cover F, which extends over the entire case, and

within the case at the rear end is arranged a supplemental cover G, carrying a depending curtain H at its forward end. The supplemental cover G is intended to extend over the warmest portion of the broeder and which I designate the hover-chamber, and the depending curtain H will form the forward wall of the said chamber.

A By hinging the top cover to one side of the brooder and hingiug the supplemental collar to the rear end both of them can be raised without interfering with each other by simply turning them upon their hinges, which will permit of quick and convenient access to the interior for the purposes of cleaning it.

The hover-chamber is arranged directly above the heater, hereinafter described, and

the door of this chamber is somewhat higher than the floor of the forward portion of the case. The forward portion of the case is what l designate the feed-room, and the door I of this feed-room is connected to the door of the hover-chamber by means of an inclined portion I', as most clearly indicated in Fig. 3, so that the chickens can readily pass to and from the hover-chamber, the depending curtain permitting said passage back and forth. By making the portion I of the floor inclined the ioor I of the forward end ofthe broeder can be located near the ground,which Ywill permit of the use of a shorter or less inclined runway for the chicks, and it will also prevent the feed from being scattered or thrown up into the hoverchamber. The heater consists of alamp K, arranged within a sheet-metal box-L, which' is secured to the case at the rear end and directly beneath the hover-chamber. The top of this sheet-metal box L, however, is not att-ached directly to the bottom of the hover-chamber, butis separated therefrom by means of two or more transverse strips M, thereby providing an airspace N between the top of theV heater-box and the bottom of the hover-chamber.

Openings O are produced in the sides of the case and communicate with the air-space N, and ankinlet-pipe P is arranged centrally of the hover-chamber and through which the fresh air entering through the openings O en- IOC ters the hoverchamber,said air being warmed during its circulation through the air-space N. Q indicates vent-pipes arranged at each side of the case and communicating with the hover-chamber at the bottom thereof for the purpose of permitting the foul air to escape through the chamber. The heating-box L is provided with a door L', so that access can be had to the lamp, and this door is also provided with suitable vent-openings to supply the necessary air to the lamp.

The glass panels aord a sufficient amount of light to the interior of the brooder and the supplemental cover provided with the depending curtain will produce a chamber which, owing to its location, will be warmer than the feed-room and in which the small chickens can congregate Whenever they become chilled.

It is to be noted that the brooder is supported a considerable distance above the ground, and by having the front portion mounted upon caster-rollers and the rear portion provided with handles the brooder can be easily rolled to any place desired.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

JOSEPH B. RANNEY.

Witnesses:

M. R. BROWN, S. L. Dow. 

